HELP!!!! goat had kid! I didn't know she was pregnant!!

[mnferalkitty]

Here are the 2 doelings, one each from both of my nigerian dwarf goats

 

[LissyB]

They are adorable!!!!!!

Would you recommend nigerian dwarf goats to a beginner goat owner? I'm looking for a good breed for me!

 

[longlegz86]

How cute!! Congrats

 

[Scottyhorse]

They obiously are NOT 5 months, if they were, that means they were pregnant right after birth with is impossible!

 

[LissyB]

Goats can actually conceive at 2 months old, I'm pretty sure.

 

[mnferalkitty]

They obiously are NOT 5 months, if they were, that means they were pregnant right after birth with is impossible!

I have talked with the person I got the goats from and I have gathered that the goats were all kept together and they were probably around 3 mo old or a little younger when they got pregnant. And that math would add up because I have had them for about 3 months, So that is what I have been able to figure out.. The babies are still doing good and the moms are great moms

It was just such a surprise.

 

[LissyB]

At least they are good mothers!

Do you know what you will do with the babies?

 

[mnferalkitty]

At least they are good mothers!

Do you know what you will do with the babies?

I will probably keep them

 

[mnferalkitty]

They are adorable!!!!!!

Would you recommend nigerian dwarf goats to a beginner goat owner? I'm looking for a good breed for me!

Yes I would, I started out with big goats but now just have the little goats, I find them easier to care for, they eat less then big goats and I can handle them easy for hoof trims etc (I only weigh 100lbs) so its nice that I can just pick up these goats. The first mistake I made when buying goats was not getting friendly ones I purchased unsocialized older ones and it was very hard to make them friendly and they never did seem to get completely friendly (those goats are now gone) So I highly reccomend you get socialized goats.

 

[LissyB]

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Yay!

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Thanks! I'm probably going to get a bottle baby this spring, I just can't decide which breed!